DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
CE 78506

Course Objectives:
The course provides practical information on disaster risk management. This course deals with disaster risk reduction and disaster risk management and students will learn all three cycle of disaster management and its activities. Student will be able to deal with pre and post disaster cycle and planning on disaster risk reduction. The students will also learn DRR terminology and will learn the tools and techniques of assessment and planning for both pre and post disaster.

1. Introduction to Disaster Risk Management(4 hours)
2. Terminology on DRR(2 hours)
3. Hazard, Risk and Vulnerabilities(6 hours)
1. Physical dimensions
2. Social dimensions
3. Economic dimensions
4. Disaster and emergencies - its types and level of impact
4. Disaster Management Cycle(12 hours)
1. Pre Disaster Management
1. Preparedness
2. Prevention
3. Mitigation
2. Post Disaster Management
1. Emergency Response
2. Recovery
3. Reconstruction/Rehabilitation
5. Cluster Approach(6 hours)
6. Assessment tools(6 hours)
7. Risk Reduction approach, Strategies and Polices(4 hours)
8. Risk Analysis Technique(5 hours)

Tutorial and Practical:

1. Case study of recent disaster and its management
2. Project work - hazard on districts
3. Project work - post disaster management for given scenario

Evaluation Scheme:
The questions will cover all the chapters in the syllabus. The evaluation scheme will be as indicated in the table below:

Chapter	Hours	Marks Distribution*
1	4	4
2	2	4
3	6	10
4	12	30
5	6	10
6	6	10
7	4	4
8	5	8
Total	45	80

*There could be minor deviation in mark distribution.